Improve Your AI Art Prompts: Easy Tips for Better Results

Are your AI generated images turning out a bit strange or not what you pictured? You are not alone. Getting the results you want from tools like Midjourney takes some practice. It often comes down to how you ask the AI to create. Here are some simple tips that can make a big difference in your image generation.

Basic Prompts vs. Detailed Descriptions

When you start generating images, it is easy to use very simple prompts. Like asking for "an image of a remote work setup." This is like giving the AI full creative freedom. Sometimes you get interesting results, but often it is not what you had in mind. To get closer to your vision, you need to give the AI more information.

Tip 1: Describe It Like a Caption

Picture the image you want in your head. Now, pretend you are describing it to someone else or writing a caption for it. What details do you include? Instead of "an image of a remote work setup," try "a modern remote work setup with a laptop on a desk." Adding those few words starts to guide the AI much better.

Adding Depth to Your Image

Many people只 describe the main subject they want to see. But the background and other items in the picture matter too. Think about everything else that makes up the scene.

Tip 2: Include Background Details

When you write your prompt, add descriptions for more than just the main focus. For example, expanding on the modern remote work setup, you could add "a comfortable chair, a clean organized background including shelves with books and plants." See how much more information that gives the AI to work with? It helps create a more complete picture.

You can even use background details to set a specific look. Asking for an image of "an ice cream cone with chocolate ice cream and sprinkles" gives a basic image. Then, try changing the background specifically: "Change the background to ombre fading from yellow at the top to pink at the bottom." This shows you can control even simple elements for a unique feel.

Setting the Mood and Style

The feeling or atmosphere of an image is important. You can guide the AI to create a certain mood using descriptive words.

Tip 3: Use Adjectives for Mood or Vibe

Add adjectives that describe how you want the image to feel. For "a pile of books," you can add "with a warm and cozy aesthetic." Look at the difference between a plain photo of stacked books and one that includes coffee cups, blankets, and soft lighting just by adding "warm and cozy aesthetic." You can also change it to "a pile of books with a fun and creative aesthetic" and see a completely different style appear, perhaps with bright colors and interesting shapes.

Tip 4: Specify Artistic Styles

Beyond mood, you can tell the AI what artistic style you want the image to be in. Don't just think about painting styles. Consider photography styles, or even different mediums like origami, tapestry, or clay.

For example, ask "create an image of the Eiffel Tower in an origami style." The AI will try to make the image look like it is made from folded paper. You can say "in the style of a watercolor painting" or "in the style of a Polaroid photo." This level of detail guides the AI to produce images with a specific visual appearance.

Managing many prompts for different styles and ideas can be time-consuming. Try the Midjourney Automation Suite from TitanXT to help streamline your workflow and manage multiple image generations with ease.

Need Help? Ask the AI!

What if you see an image style you like but do not know how to describe it? AI tools can help you write better prompts.

Tip 5: Use AI to Write Prompts

Some AI image tools allow you to upload an image and ask the AI to describe its style. For example, you could upload a picture you like and ask, "describe the artistic style used in this image." The AI can analyze it and tell you, "this is an art deco style," and give you details about its features. Then, you can ask the AI, "help me craft a prompt that I could use to describe this style to generate other images." This gives you detailed wording you might not think of on your own, like "characterized by geometric shapes, bold colors, and symmetrical patterns." You can then use that detailed description in your Midjourney prompts.

Common AI Image Prompt Failures

Even with the best prompting, some things are tricky for AI image generators right now. It is not you, it is the AI.

Failure 1: Including Specific Text

Asking the AI to include specific words or phrases in an image almost always leads to weird results. The letters often come out jumbled, misspelled, or look strange. It is much better to create the image first without text, and then add words later using an image editor like Microsoft Designer or Canva.

Failure 2: Complex Scenes with Many Details

Trying to describe a scene with many different specific people or objects doing particular things can confuse the AI. For instance, asking for "four people in a cartoon style," where each person has a specific look (one in pink, one with a beer, etc.), often mixes up the details between them. The AI struggles to keep track of multiple distinct elements with unique attributes in one image.

Handling complex scenes and variations can generate many images to sort through. Simplify this process with the Midjourney Automation Suite from TitanXT, designed to help you organize and manage your generated images efficiently.

Failure 3: Generating Believable People

While improving, AI often still struggles with creating realistic or even correctly proportioned people. You might get strange faces, extra fingers, or limbs that do not look quite right. Be aware of this limitation when asking for images with people.

Conclusion

Creating great AI images is a mix of understanding what you want and knowing how to tell the AI. By adding more detail to your prompts, describing backgrounds, using adjectives for mood, specifying styles, and even asking the AI for help, you can steer the results closer to your vision. Remember the current limits with text, complex scenes, and people.

Practice these tips and see how your Midjourney images improve. For help managing your prompting and results, check out the Midjourney Automation Suite from TitanXT. Happy prompting!